Anambra State University in Uli has been renamed after
the Late Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu in
celebration of his 80th posthumous birthday.
The Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, announced the
renaming in a live broadcast on the television station of
the Anambra Broadcasting Service.
He reiterated the commitment of his administration to
restoring standards which demand a simultaneous
transformation of all sectors and the recognition of role
models.
He urged the people of Anambra State to continue to
seek ways of making the state a great one.
Late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu was a Nigerian
military officer and politician. He served as the Military
Governor of the Eastern Region of Nigeria in 1966.
He was the leader of the unsuccessful breakaway
Republic of Biafra from 1967 to 1970 and a Nigerian
politician from 1983 until he died on November 26,
2011, aged 78.
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